New Home Independent School District

School uniforms are a very controversial issue and continues to be an on going debate among several individuals regarding whether they should or should not be made mandatory in all schools. Many individuals have their reasons as to why school uniforms should not be implemented and made mandatory in the school systems such as taking away from the students right to self-expression, students opposing the idea of school uniforms, and that school uniforms may promote conformity over individuality.…

ethnic minorities in America. Whereas the Dominican Republic is extremely tolerant of those who are members of the LGBT and that there are always events going on supporting them on the islands. I was surprised to find out that despite attending a small school of about 400 students, Edgardo knew a good handful of those who have different sexual orientations. What most definitely shocked me though was the fact that Edgardo had never experienced or witnessed in person any type of extreme racial…

Most people have a general sense of what the common core is but they are uneducated just to what it actually entails. In 2009 the standards for teaching in our schools that we know as the common core were launched. According to the common core’s website, corestandards.org, the common core was created in order to have equal standardize across our nation. Before the common core, states were able to mandate their own expectations of their students leading to an unbalanced education system. These…

Her name is “Dana Reeds,” and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an easy-going person, I knew she wouldn’t mind if I asked a few questions on the daughters who have autism. If…

countless times throughout the series, and I believe it holds true for the most part. Suzy came from a wealthy background and was first filmed at an independent London day school. Along with her private school education, she was often a well-disciplined girl, but over time would get easily depressed. At the age of sixteen, she dropped out of school and decided to travel to Paris. When Suzy was interviewed again in 21 Up she discusses her strong negative opinion of marriage and becoming a…

I related this theory back to my life since I attended a private, catholic school for 10 years from pre-k to eighth grade (Sacred Heart) and a public high school for four years (Suffern High School). For many years, a lot of controversy has been raised over public and private schooling. I have realized major differences, but I don’t regret the experience of attending either organizations…

class at a public school in New Jersey. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of three years. She receives occupational therapy and speech therapy services as a part of Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Although Julia is independent with basic daily living skills, she has difficulty meeting demands of her occupational roles of a student, peer, and a family member and successfully participating in occupations such as learning, play, and leisure. Julia’s participation in school occupations…

to max-out without the aid of my belt. Nevertheless, I sat down and performed my normal pre-lift rituals. I laid back, and took the bar in my hands. With a deep breath, I un-racked the bar and claimed the strongest bench press in the history of the school. As one can see, I did not simply wake up benching 365 pounds. In conjunction with a period of conditioning serving as a framework, progression in the weight room is directly relational to the amount of concentration dedicated to individual…

want their children to learn about the importance of a proper education. The parents/guardians want to have the choice to send their children to a reputable school that they will enjoy attending and where the children can improve their cognizance. However, not every child has this opportunity: some lack the funds needed to choose what school they want to attend while others simply don’t have any other choice. Recently, House Bill 2949 was passed in a 9-8 vote by the House of Representatives…

necessary for all children to go to school, especially those of poor working families. Horace Mann, a Massachusetts state legislature and reformer, paved the way for the U.S.’s first statewide public school system (The Education Reform Movement). He dedicated his life to establishing mandatory and free schooling for American children. By 1837, he became the first secretary of Massachusetts’ newly organized board of education. He envisioned free public schools which provided trained teachers,…